The World Market for Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for unagglomerated iron ore and concentrates. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for unagglomerated iron ore and concentrates for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying unagglomerated iron ore and concentrates? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of unagglomerated iron ore and concentrates vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of unagglomerated iron ore and concentrates? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 13 2.1 Exports 13 2.1.1 The World Market: Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates Export Supplies in 2016 13 2.2 Imports 15 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates in 2016 15 3 EXPORTS 19 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates 19 3.1.1 Executive Summary 19 3.1.2 Congo (formerly Zaire) 22 3.1.3 Egypt 23 3.1.4 Kenya 23 3.1.5 Liberia 23 3.1.6 Mali 24 3.1.7 Mauritania 24 3.1.8 Morocco 24 3.1.9 Mozambique 25 3.1.10 Senegal 25 3.1.11 Sierra Leone 25 3.1.12 South Africa 26 3.1.13 Swaziland 26 3.1.14 Togo 27 3.1.15 Tunisia 27 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates 27 3.2.1 Executive Summary 27 3.2.2 Burma 31 3.2.3 China 32 3.2.4 India 32 3.2.5 Indonesia 33 3.2.6 Japan 33 3.2.7 Malaysia 33 3.2.8 Mongolia 34 3.2.9 Philippines 34 3.2.10 South Korea 34 3.2.11 Thailand 34 3.2.12 Vietnam 35 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates 35 3.3.1 Executive Summary 35 3.3.2 Albania 38 3.3.3 Austria 39 3.3.4 Belgium 39 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39 3.3.6 Czech Republic 39 3.3.7 Finland 40 3.3.8 France 40 3.3.9 Germany 41 3.3.10 Italy 41 3.3.11 Kazakhstan 41 3.3.12 Luxembourg 42 3.3.13 Norway 42 3.3.14 Portugal 42 3.3.15 Romania 43 3.3.16 Russia 43 3.3.17 Slovakia 43 3.3.18 Spain 44 3.3.19 Sweden 44 3.3.20 the Netherlands 45 3.3.21 Ukraine 45 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates 46 3.4.1 Executive Summary 46 3.4.2 Argentina 49 3.4.3 Bolivia 50 3.4.4 Brazil 50 3.4.5 Chile 51 3.4.6 Colombia 51 3.4.7 Honduras 51 3.4.8 Mexico 52 3.4.9 Peru 52 3.4.10 Venezuela 52 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates 53 3.5.1 Executive Summary 53 3.5.2 Canada 57 3.5.3 the United States 57 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates 58 3.6.1 Executive Summary 58 3.6.2 Australia 62 3.6.3 New Zealand 62 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates 62 3.7.1 Executive Summary 62 3.7.2 Azerbaijan 65 3.7.3 Bahrain 65 3.7.4 Oman 65 3.7.5 Pakistan 65 3.7.6 Turkey 66 4 IMPORTS 67 4.1 Africa: Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates Imports in 2016 67 4.1.1 Executive Summary 67 4.1.2 Mozambique 69 4.1.3 Namibia 70 4.1.4 Nigeria 70 4.1.5 South Africa 70 4.2 Asia: Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates Imports in 2016 71 4.2.1 Executive Summary 71 4.2.2 China 75 4.2.3 India 76 4.2.4 Indonesia 76 4.2.5 Japan 77 4.2.6 Malaysia 77 4.2.7 Papua New Guinea 78 4.2.8 Philippines 78 4.2.9 Singapore 78 4.2.10 South Korea 79 4.2.11 Sri Lanka 79 4.2.12 Taiwan 79 4.2.13 Thailand 80 4.2.14 Vietnam 80 4.3 Europe: Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates Imports in 2016 80 4.3.1 Executive Summary 80 4.3.2 Belgium 85 4.3.3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 85 4.3.4 Croatia 86 4.3.5 Cyprus 86 4.3.6 Czech Republic 86 4.3.7 Denmark 87 4.3.8 Estonia 87 4.3.9 Finland 87 4.3.10 France 88 4.3.11 Georgia 88 4.3.12 Germany 89 4.3.13 Greece 90 4.3.14 Hungary 90 4.3.15 Italy 91 4.3.16 Kazakhstan 91 4.3.17 Norway 92 4.3.18 Poland 92 4.3.19 Romania 93 4.3.20 Russia 93 4.3.21 Slovakia 93 4.3.22 Slovenia 94 4.3.23 Spain 94 4.3.24 Sweden 95 4.3.25 the Netherlands 95 4.3.26 Ukraine 96 4.4 Latin America: Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates Imports in 2016 96 4.4.1 Executive Summary 96 4.4.2 Argentina 99 4.4.3 Brazil 100 4.4.4 Chile 100 4.4.5 Colombia 100 4.4.6 Mexico 101 4.4.7 Paraguay 101 4.4.8 Peru 101 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates Imports in 2016 102 4.5.1 Executive Summary 102 4.5.2 Canada 106 4.5.3 the United States 106 4.6 Oceana: Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates Imports in 2016 106 4.6.1 Executive Summary 106 4.6.2 Australia 109 4.6.3 New Caledonia 109 4.6.4 New Zealand 109 4.7 the Middle East: Unagglomerated Iron Ore and Concentrates Imports in 2016 110 4.7.1 Executive Summary 110 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 113 4.7.3 Israel 114 4.7.4 Jordan 114 4.7.5 Kyrgyzstan 114 4.7.6 Oman 115 4.7.7 Turkey 115 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 116 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 116 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 117